Chris Killip

Chris Killip
Born
Christopher David Killip

(1946-07-11)11 July 1946
Douglas, Isle of Man
Died13 October 2020(2020-10-13) (aged 74)
Notable workIn Flagrante (1988)
AwardsHenri Cartier-Bresson Award [fr; cs], Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
1989
Websitewww.chriskillip.com

Christopher David Killip (11 July 1946 – 13 October 2020)[1][2] was a Manx photographer who worked at Harvard University from 1991 to 2017, as a Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies. Killip is known for his black and white images of people and places especially of Tyneside during the 1980s.

Killip received the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award [fr; cs] (for In Flagrante) and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. He exhibited all over the world, wrote extensively, appeared on radio and television, and curated many exhibitions.[3]

  1. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (16 October 2020). "Chris Killip obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (14 October 2020). "Chris Killip, hard-hitting photographer of Britain's working class, dies aged 74". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ Justin Carville, "Chris Killip", Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography, ed. Lynne Warren (New York: Routledge, 2006; ISBN 1-57958-393-8).